I have read about every thread out on the Net about doweling jigs. I am thinking about getting the Jessem 8350 doweling jig for my personal hobby shop. I want to make a few keepsake/jewelry boxes for the ladies in my family. (1) I know I can do splines to strengthen the mitered corner. But I'm thinking I don't want that look. (2) I'm probably going to build these out of a 3/4" stock more than likely Cherry as I have some already on hand. (3) I'm going to use hide glue as I ordered some and bought a small crock pot for 6 bucks to heat it up. (4) I was thinking about using dowels to strengthen the mitered corner and also for attaching the box bottom and for the lid trim.
My questions are.
Will the Jessem 8350 dowel jig do a dowel in a mitered corner?
Is the rule of thumb the dowel diameter is typically 1/2 the thickness of board stock?
What is the best brand of dowel to use?
Is 3/4" stock to thick or should I plane it down to 1/2"?
Bill
Thanks for any input.